‘Secularism goes against Indian idea’: Himanta backs call to remove words from Preamble

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma advocated for removing “secularism” and “socialism” from the Constitution’s Preamble, echoing RSS’s suggestion. He believes these terms, added during the Emergency, contradict India’s principles of Sarva Dharma Sambhava and its economic vision. Sarma urged the government to eliminate these words, viewing them as legacies of the Emergency that Prime Minister Modi is working to erase.